OPEI’s president and CEO, Kris Kiser, will discuss key fuel, regulatory and standards issues impacting dealers and small engine, utility vehicle and outdoor power equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Specific topics to be addressed include:

Developments on regulations and harmonization of standards on the domestic and global front,

New and upcoming standards for a range of equipment,

Final outcome on the Watersense turf limitation, and

A first look at a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) for the TurfMutt program, to be rolled out nationally in early 2013.

PLANET:

PLANET president, Norman Goldenberg, will discuss new programs and initiatives, legislative developments affecting the lawn and landscape industry, and he will report on the state of the association.

About the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute

The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) is an international trade association representing more than 84 small engine, utility vehicle and outdoor power equipment manufacturers and suppliers worldwide. OPEI is a recognized Standards Development Organization for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and active internationally through the International Standards Organization (ISO) in the development of safety and performance standards. For more information, visit www.OPEI.org.

About PLANET

PLANET is the national trade association representing more than 100,000 landscape industry professionals, who create and maintain healthy, green living spaces for communities across America. PLANET members are committed to the highest standards in industry education, best practices and business professionalism. Many of PLANET’s professionals have attained the status of becoming Landscape Industry Certified, achieving the greatest level of industry expertise and knowledge. Visit PLANET at www.landcarenetwork.org.